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Topic: Aging purchased wheels (Read 1032 times)

I was given a few wheels of cheese purchased in the Netherlands, aged 6 and 18 months. Right now they are still wrapped in the original paper, and are sitting in my cheese cave. That said, I have a few questions:

Should I unwrap them? I plan on eating the 18 mo first at some point, just not sure when.

I would like to age the 6 mo for another 3-4 mo, do I need to be washing it with brine?

ANY advice would be great, as I have never mongered cheese before. Thanks!!

I have 2 Dutch Boerenkaas's, aged 6 and 18 months, both wrapped in the original wax paper. The other one is a small wheel of Gietenkass, most likely 5-6 months aged, with a very thick rind. Right now I have them both sitting on the bottom shelf of my cheese cave, and I'm not sure how to manage these.

Another option is to wax. Last option continue with natural rind and age at 85% RH brushing them occasionally to avoid mold growth.You could oil the rind to minimize further thickening of the rind\drying out.

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Amatuar winemaker,baker, cook and musician not in any particular order.

At the least, you should probably be turning them routinely - and given that I assume you have other cheeses in there, you'll get cross-contamination... which could certainly lead to interesting results.